Local entrepreneurs back student business contest
What if children’s play sets were designed by children’s teachers? Lily Armijo is answering that question herself, designing her own…
Year: 2017
The Roadrunners rewriting history … lesson plans
Even if you’re a Colorado history buff, you’ve probably never heard of the pioneer Emma Pickett, who led scores of…
Props for an out-of-this-world event
With more than 400 companies setting their sights skyward, Colorado boasts the second largest space economy in the country. That’s a…
Who gets to be a doctor?
Jose Parra Gonzalez works with patients who have stage 4 cancer. The 2016 graduate who majored in biology and minored in chemistry is now…
Fighting hunger with research… and Brussels sprouts
More than one in 10 Coloradans struggle with hunger, while nearly one of every six children may not know where their…
Delivering equity and meals on three wheels
Imagine what you could do with a fleet of electric-powered tricycles. Ricardo Rocha, the 26-year-old CEO of Abarrotes Bondadosa, Spanish for…
50,000 reasons to smile
Sometimes the word philanthropy seems absurdly deficient to describe the good deeds in this world. Take Ethan for example – not his…
How Black Friday lost its mojo
So, will you be going to the Black Friday sales this year? Darrin Duber-Smith: No, and neither will a lot…
Bucking the enrollment trend
At 2.2 percent, metro Denver has one of the country’s lowest unemployment rates. That’s a good thing, right? Well, yes…
From standing water to standing ovations
How do you get a luxury car into an elevator? Aside from the obvious answer of “very carefully,” this is…